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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Fruit and Seed Tri Bars

I just love a recipe that not only tastes great but is good for you too. I knew as soon as I saw these bars on Roxana's blog, A little bit of Everything, I would have to make them as my Friday treat.

These bars are so adaptable - follow the basic recipe and add whatever fruits, nuts, and seeds you prefer. My dried fruit came from a bag of Sunsweet Antioxidant Blend - blueberries, cherries, cranberries, and plums - as well as some raisins that I added to the mix. My other changes were to add some flax seeds and spelt flour to the mix, and I slightly increased the apple sauce to accommodate this. I used 2 whole eggs but you can also use 4 eggs whites instead if you want to lower the cholesterol. Other dried fruits such as apricots, apples, or dates would also make a great addition. After cooling they can be cut into bars, but I decided to cut them into triangles, mainly because I liked the shape. I didn't think of it any further until my husband said that it made sense because they were for a tri group. It turned out to be a great play on the shape of the bars and the sport - each side represented a leg - swim, bike, run.

The bars were super easy to make and everyone in the training group loved them.

Love them!! We are always on the lookout for energy bars that aren't too high in fat an "other" junk. These little guys would have done the trick for our dance week (at least for me and the other moms!!). I love the seeds, but I might have to do a sales job on the kids!